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153Σ

Patek Philippe

Ref. 5050

A fine and rare pink gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, retrograde date, moon phases, leap year indicator, additional case back and original certificate

Estimate
HK$450,000 - 650,000
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Patek Philippe
Year
Circa 1997
Reference No
5050
Movement No
1'957'943
Case No
4'050'782
Material
18k pink gold
Calibre
Automatic, 315/136, 31 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Brown <em>Patek Philippe </em>crocodile leather strap
Clasp/Buckle
18k pink gold<em> Patek Philippe </em>folding deployant clasp
Dimensions
35 mm. diameter
Signed
<em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
Accessories
With<em> Patek Philippe </em>Certificate of Origin dated 2003, additional case back, product literature, instruction manual, leather wallet and fitted presentation box.
Catalogue Essay
Launched at Basel in 1993, reference 5050 was Patek Philippe's first perpetual calendar wristwatch to be fitted with a retrograde date function that was produced in a series. The present watch is a later example and is fitted with applied baton markers and pearled minute divisions. The first series of reference 5050 was fitted with Roman numerals and a moon-phase aperture.

This watch is cased in pink gold, which is quite rare for reference 5050. Fresh to the market and preserved in excellent condition with very crisp hallmarks to the side of the case, this watch is accompanied by its original certificate, additional case back and fitted presentation box which increases its collectability.

Patek Philippe

Swiss | 1839
Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.
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